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Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com On the odd occasion when I have found myself in a TV studio with Shane Te Pou, I have always found him a likeable and reasonable kind of
The rewards for behaving badly are increasing as we watch from the sidelines. “The five young people who faced off with authorities from the rooftop of a youth justice facility in Auckland have come down and eaten KFC and McDonald’s, authorities have confirmed.” “Significant damage” has been caused. So,
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com The Labour Government has betrayed
The latest gaslighting MP is Ingrid Leary, who has told us with a straight face that she mistakenly thought a Mongrel Mob meeting was actually an Electoral Commission meeting. Yes, she really expects us to buy that story: Taieri MP Ingrid Leary went to a Mongrel Mob election hui in
Apparently not wearing make up makes people think Tory Whanau is drunk… I kid you not. Whanau said she was “tipsy” and “merry” after a hearty dinner and drinks with a friend, but was in no way drunk. She told Mills she had not been wearing makeup, which may have
Ramesh Thakur Ramesh Thakur, a Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar, is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. brownstone.org Earlier this week, both houses of Australia’s Parliament adopted a resolution to hold a referendum on
Ryan McMaken Ryan McMaken is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in public policy and international relations from the
libertynation.com The Supreme Court this week placed itself in the crosshairs of the Biden administration with a series of rulings that have each affronted the sensibilities of those on the political left. From ending Affirmative Action to striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan relief program, the justices
This is a somewhat tricky article to write, as it is difficult not to appear rude or insulting; however, facts are facts. What I am writing about are the individuals who make up this Labour Government. You look at them and the first question that springs to mind is – how
The dopey Greens have announced a rent-control policy. But they seem to have no inkling that rent-controls have never worked anywhere in the world, unless their idea of a successful rent-control policy is to, in the long run, decrease housing affordability, fuel gentrification and create negative spillovers
Paul Frijters Paul Frijters, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a Professor of Wellbeing Economics in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics, UK. He specializes in applied micro-econometrics, including labor, happiness and health economics. Co-author of The Great Covid Panic. Gigi Foster Gigi
Cheryl K Chumley ronpaulinstitute.org James Rosen, White House correspondent for Newsmax TV, asked National Security Council spokesman John Kirby in a recent presser about the curious WhatsApp message from Hunter Biden to his communist-tied Chinese buddy Henry Zhao that seems to implicate Joe Biden in his son’s
Peter Burrows PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.com There was an article in the Guardian last April that typifies the reporting, or rather non-reporting, about China’s use of coal: “China-ramps-up-coal-power-despite-carbon-neutral-pledges – local governments approved more coal power in the first three
Graham Adams Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. To receive pieces like this in your inbox subscribe to our newsletter. commonroomnz.com How long can Labour continue to levitate? Centre-right voters are increasingly wondering how many more disasters it
